Wrap up the holidays sustainably!
You’ve survived Christmas – now what? Start the New Year right by disposing of your Christmas tree sustainably. Do you have Christmas lights that quit working or you didn’t use this year? Recycle them! Then start saving your hard to recycle items for our 2014 Recycling Extravaganza.
Holiday Recycling Guide – Great ideas for the whole Christmas season from the St. Louis County Health Department.
Recycle Your Christmas Trees!
Drop-off tree locations for:
- St. Louis City
- St. Charles County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- St. Clair County
- Metro-East area
- St. Louis County – Many municipalities have curbside yard waste collection. If you don’t, see p. 7 of the Christmas Recycling Guide or click here for more ideas.
- St. Peters – curb-side pickup if you first cut the tree in half.
Don’t forget to remove all decorations before dropping off or putting on the curb!!
Christmas Lights
Once again, StLouisGreen.com is having a Holiday Lights Recycling Drive from November 15 to January 18. Click here for more information and for their extensive list of drop-off locations.
Mostly burnt out Christmas lights ready for recycling!
Recycling Extravaganza 2014!
Did you receive any gifts that replaced items you already owned? Electronics? Clothes? Books? Bicycles? Don’t throw them out! Save them for the Recycling Extravaganza!
St. Louis Earth Day’s Recycling Extravaganza, a collection event for hard-to-recycle items, will take place on April 26th, 2015! Everything from light bulbs, batteries, and musical instruments to appliances, bicycles, mattresses, and Styrofoam will be collected. Click here to see the items that were collected at last year’s event, so you can start storing them.
April is only 4 months away!
Alternatives to using road salt
It seems we may be getting a bit more snow (and ice!) in St. Louis than in recent years. Road salt used as a de-icer is proven to be environmentally damaging. To keep our local watershed a little safer try using sand, kitty litter, or ashes for traction on your steps and sidewalks. See the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance website for more information on other alternatives. See Green Venture’s website for good information on the damaging effects of road salt and some better substitutes.
